Avyaym Foundation

1. Introduction

Avayam Foundation (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with our website, contact us via email or phone, or engage with us in any way.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

  • Full name

  • Email address

  • Contact number

  • Postal address (if applicable)

  • PAN or ID (when required for documentation)

  • Transaction details (for donations, if processed)

  • IP address, browser/device information (through cookies or analytics tools)

3. Purpose of Collection

Your information may be used to:

  • Acknowledge inquiries or messages

  • Respond to your requests and provide support

  • Send confirmation of any online forms or payments

  • Maintain secure records and improve communication

  • Fulfill legal and compliance obligations

4. Data Protection

We ensure data privacy and security using:

  • SSL encryption on web forms

  • Access-controlled internal systems

  • Secure hosting platforms

  • Reputable third-party integrations

5. Third-Party Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your information. Data may only be shared with:

  • Payment gateway providers (for online transactions, if any)

  • Hosting or communication platforms (e.g., email delivery services)

  • Legal authorities if required under law

6. Your Rights

You can request to:

  • View the data we have about you

  • Correct inaccurate or outdated information

  • Opt-out of future communication

  • Request deletion of your personal data (where applicable)

Please email all requests to:  
help@avyaymfoundation.org

7. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to collect anonymous usage data and improve performance. You may disable cookies via your browser settings.

8. External Links

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites linked from our platform.

9. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally. The latest version will always be published on our official website.

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://powderblue-quetzal-529346.hostingersite.com.

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.